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Kim Echlin

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Burlington, Ontario, Canada

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Kim Echlin was born in Burlington, Ontario. After completing a doctoral thesis on Ojibway story-telling, she travelled in search of stories through the Marshall Islands, China, France, and Zimbabwe. On her return to Canada she became an arts documentary producer with CBC's The Journal, and a writer for various publications.

Her first novel, Elephant Winter, won the TORGI Talking Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the 1997 Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. Her latest novel is The Disappeared. She currently lives in Toronto with her husband and children.

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Kim Echlin's Books

Average rating: 3.63 · 1,565 ratings · 299 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Disappeared 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,402 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant Winter 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inanna: From the Myths of Ancient Sumer by Kim Echlin, Linda Wolfsgruber (Illustrations) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dagmar's Daughter 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth Smart: A Fugue Essay on Women and Creativity 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tell Others 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Arrive Where You Are: Literary Journalism from the Banff Centre for the Arts 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragons and Dynasties: An Introduction to Chinese Mythology by Yuan Ke, Kim Echlin (Translation), Nie Zhixiong (Translation) 3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“People do not really change; we are only undefeated because we have gone on trying.”
― Kim Echlin, The Disappeared

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“A soul protects itself from what it cannot bear.”
― Kim Echlin, The Disappeared

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“I only believe in this life. And lots of times I have trouble believing in that.”
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